Improvement in churns



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Leners' Patent No. 76,606, daad Apre 14, 1866.

IMPROVEMENT IN GHUBNS.'

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY GONCERN:

Be it linown that I, ANDREW J. GONNER, of the cityof Louisville, county of Je'erson, and State of Kentucky, have invented a newv and useful Improvement in Churns,.for churning butter,' and for other purposes, entitled Andrew J. Conners Improved Double-Bashar C hurn andI do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction of the same,` reference being had to` the accompanying drawings, Aand to the letters of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of the churn and the'machinery by which it is operated'.

Figure 2 is a view of alsection of one ofthe shafts or flashers, showing how the wings or blades are attached thereto, and showing their position.

M is the churn, in which the milk orcream is deposited'. K K\are the shafts Ior dashers. L L are the wings or blades, for the purpose of agitatng the cream or milk, which blades are placed on the shafts K K in a spiral position, or at an angle of about forty-tive degrees andthere are six ori-each, shaft or dasher, and areimade oi wood or other material. I is the lid or cover of the churn, and is so adjusted as'to be easily removed, so as to' admit of the dashers being taken out when necessary. O is the bottom ofthe frame, on which the churn stands, and is held to its place by the block N. H is an upright piece behind the churn, in orderto support it. J is` a projecting piece from H, which receives the journals of the shafts or da'shcrs K K. D is a. horizontal piece, to support the frame ofthe machinery. I and@ are blocks, on which the upright shaft rests. A is the wheel, by which the power is applied to the churn by the bolt C, which may be either-'oi' leather or gum, and is operated thereby. 4

The above churn is made of tin, and the shafts or dashcrs K K are made of wood, as also the machinery necessary to operate it. Said churn may he made of either wood or iron, and any kind of power can be used to propel it; and said churn is operated by iirst putting thc dashers K K into the churn M, after which put the cream or milk into the churn M, and close it up by putting on the cover I, and'afterwards put the belt C on the large wheel A, and around the lshafts K K, after which apply the power to the Wheel A. by the hand, or otherwise; and, as it revolves, it will-cause the flashers K K to revolve rapidly, and agitate the cream,' and produce butter in a very short time.

The above is a'full description of the operation of tho above churn. Now, therefore, I do not claim anything as original, or as myv improvement, in the construction of the machinery necessary to propel or operate said churn; but

What I do claim as myimprovement or invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination of the churn M. the shafts or double daehers K K, with the wings or blades L L, and the lid or cover I, when constructed, arranged, and operating in the manner set forth.

ANDRE W J. CONNER.

Witnesses:

JOHN E. Gsltrnurun, IsAIAH W. MACABTY. 

